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The Devil's Pool - with fore-edge painting. 1 of 5 copies
by George Sand, George Ives (translator)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, 1901. No 3 of a Limited edition of five copies: Edition Magnifique of Chefs-d'Oeuvre du Roman Contemporain. Full morocco leather binding. near fine. Emond Rudaux (each plate in four states). The Devil's Pool. Philadelphia: Printed only for subscribers by George Barrie & Sons, [1901]. Limited edition of five copies of which this is number three, Edition Magnifique of Chefs-d'Oeuvre du Roman Contemporain, Romanticists, bound for Adelia R. Carr. Octavo. 209 pages. Illustrated after Emond Rudaux, each plate in four states. Full chocolate levant morocco, triple ruled in gilt with stag's head crest and Latin motto in gilt to upper board, spine decorated in gilt with 5 raised spines. Front joint starting. Inlaid levant doublures in green and terra cotta, decorated in gilt and black. Cream silked free endpapers with gold design, binder's stamp to rear doublure. Internally generally clean and tight, all edges gilt; minor intermittent thumbsoiling, Housed in brown Japanese book cloth and morocco slipcase, minor edgewear. Near fine with bright, though somewhat amateur, fore-edge painting.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Books Honolulu
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 946L
- Title
- The Devil's Pool - with fore-edge painting. 1 of 5 copies
- Author
- George Sand, George Ives (translator)
- Illustrator
- Emond Rudaux (each plate in four states)
- Format/Binding
- Full morocco leather binding
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No 3 of a Limited edition of five copies: Edition Magnifique of
- Publisher
- George Barrie & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- fore-edge painting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Limited Editions; Fine Binding; Fine Press;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rare Books Honolulu
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Honolulu, Hawaii
About Rare Books Honolulu
Rare Books Honolulu is an online only bookstore in Hawaii, specializing in Hawaiiana, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions (New and Antiquarian), and "New But Already Out Of Print Books".
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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